# SERVER: Verbing properties

Tom Ritchford (tom@mvision.com)
Wed, 3 Apr 1996 10:01:03 PST

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    >From: Vijay Saraswat <saraswat@parc.xerox.com>
    >
    >I think verbing properties is a bad idea.
    >
    [snip]
    >
    >When I run my code and it accesses your property, I know that
    >none of your code ran ... I know that as long as my current task
    >does not suspend, and I do not invoke verbs on you, the data I
    >read will remain unchanged.

    [snip]

    I was undecisive until I read this posting... I'd now agree
    that verbing properties is a bad idea.

        /t

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